Insurer accuses Janssen of sham lawsuits to stop cancer generic

A US health insurance provider is suing a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson for filing “sham” patent litigation in a bid to stop generic forms of a prostate cancer treatment from entering the market.

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Insurer accuses Janssen of sham lawsuits to stop cancer generic

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